Facilities for people with disability

Accessible Facilities Targeted at Persons with Disability on Campus:

• There are 38 accessible washrooms located in the academic block, dining block, and faculty office block.
• Two hostel rooms equipped with accessible facilities have been provided for students with locomotive disabilities.
• Braille signage has been incorporated into the elevator buttons.
• Two wheelchair-friendly golf carts are available on the JGU campus

Disability Access Scheme:

• The DSC has recommended the support of academic, planning, and development mentors to 22 DSC-registered students during the Spring semester of 2025. DSC also has a provision for a faculty mentor who serves as a single point of contact for students who may require support. In the previous semester, 3 students were assigned this support.

Disability Accommodation Policy: View Policy

Disability Awareness Campaigns/Events in the past year:

• On September 29, 2024, the DSC successfully hosted an online Sign Language Workshop.
• On October 16, 2024, DSC organised two impactful Wellness Workshop sessions on Exam Stress Management and Time Management.
• The DSC has organised Barfi movie Screening on 31 March 2025. This movie was based on awareness generation on Deaf-Mute and Autism.
• The DSC has organised The Theory of Everything movie Screening on 24 April 2025. This movie was based on awareness generation on Motor Neuron Disease.
• A Guest lecture on Digital and Medical Regimes of Categorising Disability was organised on 18 August 2025. Prof. Vandana Chaudhry from The City University of New York – College of Staten Island was the resource person.
• The DSC has organised a movie screening for ‘Hitchki’ on 29 August 2025. This movie was based on awareness generation on Tourette Syndrome.
• From September 2025, the DSC circulates one poster per week about creating awareness about the disability issues among the JGU community.